Highlights from 2024 – ‘project on a page’ graphics: The Berkshire Local Nature Recovery Strategy
Sharing highlights from our story of 2024
Towards the end of 2024 we shared the Just Ideas’ Review of 2024. You can read the full review here.
Here we highlight one of the projects we worked on in 2024 which showcases the use of graphics and the creation of a ‘project on a page’ image to communicate complex outputs.
Just Ideas was invited by the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead to be a delivery partner for Berkshire’s Local Nature Recovery Strategy – an initiative from DEFRA and Natural England to shape the priorities for nature recovery and increasing biodiversity in local areas.
Through a series of workshops, we worked with residents and stakeholders from local communities to make sure their views and priorities for nature were represented in a meaningful way.
We organised and facilitated:
- six place-based community workshops, attended by a total of 235 people
- three workshops for farmers and landowners, attended by a total of 140 people
- an online workshop with 35 participants
- 400 responses to an interactive survey.
Our associate, Natalie, produced some beautiful illustrations of Berkshire’s habitats and species for these workshops. They were very effective in bringing a wealth of complex information to people in a meaningful way and encouraging them to engage with it. Natalie also created a striking graphic summarising the priorities of the people we talked with.

Credit Natalie Ganpatsingh, Just Ideas’ Nature Engagement Associate
At a review of the pre-consultation draft of the strategy, with the supporting authorities and Natural England, there was positive feedback on the extent and depth of our public engagement work. The graphic was also highlighted as an example of best practice.
“We were really impressed by your description of how the stakeholder engagement was undertaken and how it contributed to the setting of priorities and measures.”
Representative, LNRS supporting authorities and Natural England
A public consultation on the strategy is planned for early 2025, and it’s good to see the results of our collective efforts progressing to the next stage.
Find out more
One of our big learnings from this work is the power of creating a ‘project on a page’ image. We’re continually exploring visual ways of working, including graphic reporting. For more information on how this communication tool can be used in your organisation please contact us.